ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford held a live chat on ESPN.com’s Spots Nation today to talk some hoops. Ford covers the NBA and NBA Draft for ESPN Insider and also makes appearances on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS. During that session he was asked if Shabazz was the favorite for the number 1 NBA Draft pick next year. His answer surprised me: “No favorite right now. Shabazz, Zeller and Noel all have their supporters and detractors. I do think Alex Poythress is a potential sleeper pick as the No. 1 pick. Of all the players I’ve seen so far, he’s been the most impressive and I think many NBA scouts agree with that.”

Walter Cornett, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.